The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-30
West Baton Rouge Declares for MGEnsFy
and the RsfOynars Bolt.

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West Baton Rouge Declares for MGEnsFy
and the RsfOTnars Bolt.
BAT0S RoUdE, Dee. I4..-The Democratic
| convention Of West Baton R0uge was called
70 order al ~ m. to day la fac courtroom BIZ
Louis Kirkland, chairman Of the Democratic
Executive Committee. He announced Hist
Of uncont6sted delegates and stated that
there we're contests III the nth and sixth
wards, and announced that The meeting was
ready 10 go into temporary organization,
DIR. a. v, DubF0ca raised & question relative
10 going into temporary Organization before
aaoertGipiuR what wards we're contested.
The chairman replied that the LIST submitted
was ia accordance with tte returns Of the
commissioners, nnder the Faies adopted by
the parish committee FOR tis government of
The primary electisn, and that I'VE only onn-
test, filed were from the igth and sixth
BaEdE.
Some discussion followed, when Mr.. VIII
k14spp ngFod ~ proceed With the temporary
organization aud pommnted Louis KlFalaRd
lgT Temporary chairman. 1T this point 8lE
GEpdlE Cazes was $50 put N nomination By
3 Nichols delegate, hCi Wilkinson put tlle
Dllotllog snd Mr.s hiF44land Eay degl6Isd
who nominated AF CGzeg ALSO Dat tha y0to
and declared him elected alRC.
MI Y. MARY Nas elected secretary ny IVA.
gtTr1etiiis the chair b appQjHt 8 committee
of six On Credentials, Ihs chair named
biessrs, u, hilklHa0p, \, 81 Collins "a, Ri
Yalut, u p4uin, q, GaZes and i. y, itebsrk
on motion the convention then took re-
cess for bali An A9uT. III the msaptime tAs
kigb9tl8 meeting had GglHpieteG tlgir DFESul-
zattQn by nGmlug dT y, Durable Bs HecEe-
tQEy and appointed MaEsFs, u. D6uin, il,
p, Rafkef H4q Y, Bauer m pas upon the
credentials 81 delegates, NHaR tills iattRr
committee assembled 10 soBsldEF tbG ernduIi-
tiRls there We're none for them ~ consider
election III deleg4tes from the several wards,
Fll Of which bad been signed Dy both tlle
&icEHtEg Hnd NICHOLS commissioners Of
electaop, without protest, had beel turned
III. Kirkland. While The committee weRo
preparing their report . proposition came
from ti48 EiGholls side to drop the master
where IL was, and " diyide thg deleRatiQn 0t
Fepltea tlat troy had all been fairly eldcted
and were ln bhe majority aid tllst they could
not accept Vie proportion. The Two cpn-
yegtlons Hgaip aasembled
The clmnittee on credentials appointed BY
the MeEnery convention BHbmltled tllgif re-
port, seating the delegates as follows:
First gsr9, sicholls dellega.gess, votes;
total 2 y0tea; third Yafd Aieb9la, = votes
fourth word, BleiGaqrg, y yQtes; hftl ward,
MgNaery 4, Eicholls8, tolsL 4 EQtes; sixth
ward, Blefllgry, 2 votes; seventh B4ra, Me-
delegates, INK; Miehpils delegates, 1bJ6.
Hhis report gnB made strictly ~ ACCORD
Enee with tie official fetilrus and certificates
stoned bg AZ q the, cqnnti sai22ners ylo
the Nichols side being represented bY g COLA
missioner ateach poll.
The 8ichplls Soilnlittee on cgcdoRtiels re-
ported M Gel4}Eatl!q} i, m 5Ag 4Ig5 s9e-
tie RaLle ~ shove, but 81 case ~ lile stXth
ward they KeHted two Nichols delagatCHi IND
stead I'll tae tive AlcsnsFy delegates WIG lad
Oh motion TIE convention thep selected
two idelegaittes ~ large aud one from each
ward, 81 fOllOWRs
ZE large, ~, s. Collins and J. W. Hgams,
EifSlsld; tbifd Sarad,, &. u Bsffee; fenFi6
ward "a. Willinsqn: nth ward, ". ~ Clark;
gixsh weeEFa ". itaiaeaui seventh ward Y,
j. III. Hyatle then offered the following
reA9lgtioas, Wllieh Were upaninloilsly
B9 u tsrsbg yesoigsa That ragairplng on
biid sd 81 eis I, trseiYfs u SUPPORT the hopif
hee 81 mo Deuioe e state eqRyepfiop thHt we
4 ON nR45opAl oHlcets lh9t We view WITH grave
\ appfehsnsl61 any tasiq iegtstgtt0u w CopREpaa
1 Tl6se 81 tobacco 81 frst repealed fbat II prop-
II noralify l6altA IA se exeEd ~ af tiis p9ltce
4 I'D 8sIG "a AFdeat III ~ qIlsatiqn IA fbig q
Bei VI and fhat NIL Unnecessary tAtelnal rey en5e
\ ~ direct national tNNaton " tpe people sh9Qtq
Believing b VI 10 bs q fsisRfpi publie segyapt
/ az Voted IA NJ iglst aua 70 ,he pF9gfess en0 Nel
fr q RI StAfs f1a ~ ele gna h9p9st I}s .l,!s
4 paI5sh y gasf tbe5F tqlH y9teafef the n9piin7-
pa55gP q sglpIs ~, M ae1egotes else,
4 ~ III NH c9nycpt Ion fe lleFS8y ~ tluqtsd q
Vote N & unit ~ W. End ggery qhegtiqA allsias
P.b VIII fTst Il flls ida h paEyow, n tbi,
p6fiFh W. rsnog ~ N sgpf ZAP W4sae Rp4lkg
an& pepi IL epflQe Fir " seiHe Feeogpiti9n A
MAJ 09fa Bt45S wv 81 ssss fl ssSs sS E
slfdef re- dalee5tes a ne state e9pysptiep {
e 81 4la 4 saS 2s Ss 81 Il BSJis 6S
glis Nichollg needing alao sppginted dsle
Ks 5 IA AE & f1aflSr I'll faSt the fii6nds n
lAcf,aegy rot only elected ~ Aj5rity NJ tbi
\ delsgafes 10 tie narlsll cor Ysn ton, plt Fiat
I'M 4 5lfi9iity o. the popaleF ,E59gt,g, AZ XII
seaond ward. klcHnelg 81, Nlch9lls b9.
End syard. Mcfhcly 20, NiehQlls BQt fouFti
BAE4i Aekl1slg u, Sglch9ss ~; ht,h we9t3a
neHpery "a Nlleh2ts @ss so Il @etq' 1le
Anery III, Nichols none. g9tel sloAncFl
" gH4 Nichols 2Is.
lla got5 ID tiae second wa5d d syetkEeJ
IN tttie WHfa Jl0 tfA9HAa " trgaf 4tSA1Nti
eie6ie}l DID tltlelsqts ~ ne Hftb Waid, Nv \
islso etate5 w fpct thttf BEFORE tlle gflgllti
0lGctiou the Rppfoft efs ei Ecu AlehQNA VIZ
nosed 10 III vide the dele ation 81 the pe{i9p
snsh f4tQ II two Tor NinllDla AltG Two for NC
Rnefg. This was Believed to have been dog
iii actoFdauce With j plau edgpted by ~
ffiel3ds % Geu. NICHOLS q leuisgiiHe ~
vot8 81 Gopilfdl parishes. lhesppporierg g
Gov. MeEDeFy deoillod 70 accept ttq HFopo
sisson Baf9fc thc s9nfs1liqp tlq salp
N HI III alli dae line4 AZ, #ff AiteE illA sliA
H ~ bessti1a ElidWD thit 4 cont " hs3 9Aeii fle
a4aiflst tig vote Oi tfe Ky Watd, A4tqf Nv
i 4nS4tiuR III khe gahxtpsi9a, nfletiiN tnnt WI
sri ~ Ind beaq mel Ana sat tneg 8gE
4 lsftiii and could not CAPTURE she pl,tlsD coz
4 qeaiidn tho supporters q tiqI- ese1qlAs pfg
i essaid 70 or 2afii2 con 1etl1q3 ~ iafAf p
nth Only bfteen Afq q AsAK ieRRAly eieeis
asseHaas-
1;ie RroeeaainEs ~ fbe 81. HgieNn Ma
Meeting.
Eareasnt h N IA oI khe Nasifh E1neutiy
lion.gnltte ~ the rqiish "a ~ B9lepR
nsaas iuaQtiua NAN ietd ~ FAR fnptt i9tl rs Z
!. lie town 81 GreensbuTgi Pee, p. 1857 q
tlls purpha6 ~ elfoilng delfgeteg ~ ting sal
cpnyenlioq 70 Y bed e Baton i'9ngs 9Ai
"a. K. Mccoy, eltei1map qi ne eyeei
l Il tf4s committee, ctlad t1e S:lee'Ang X qta1l
1 asid idriiN htld bQn. y q Ne9sqlp tQf FL
eliAiFipal Ni9 NAs pllFiiiAqqs 81
sS motion NJ n HelpAa vas ei'ssl
J! d Bqnass oasrsa ~ lqilqFir